This was the revenue the sector posted last year. There has been an increase of 4.4% over the previous period.
Author: Agência Brasil
Brazilian consumption in other countries decreased in March, after several records. Expenditure amounted to US$ 1.8 billion.
According to a survey conducted by FGV, there has been a slight recovery in the industry confidence index from March to April. The increase breaks a downward streak since January.
The goal of the initiative is to cut down export times from 13 to eight days, and import times from 17 to up to ten days by 2017.
Sector organization Unica’s projection shows a drop of 16.94 million tonnes in the milling of the 2014/2015 crop in relation to the previous one. Drought will cause the drop in productivity.
The estimate of financial institutions for the expansion of Brazil’s economy has dropped slightly, from 1.65% to 1.63%.
It was the lowest rate for the month since 2002, according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The rate was lower than in February this year and March 2013.
The percentage was seen in February in a survey by the Brazilian Central Bank. There has been a deceleration in comparison to January.
The funds will be allocated to construction of an iron ore mining unit, with an annual capacity of 90 million tonnes, and of a railway line.
Index measured by CNI shows that the confidence of industrial entrepreneurs in the economy in Brazil dropped in April over March and reached the lowest level in the past five years.
The figure was a result of US$ 4.672 billion in exports and US$ 4.15 billion in imports last week.
Financial institutions polled by the Central Bank have revised up their growth projection for the Brazilian economy in 2014 from 1.63% to 1.65%.
A resolution has changed the certification process for inbound medication to Brazil, which should become swifter according to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa).
Brazilian production should reach 190.6 million tonnes in the current cycle. The Agriculture minister, Neri Gueller, speaks of ‘supercrops’.
